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Gilmer v. State

Citations

  • 887 A.2d 549
  • 389 Md. 656
  • 2005 Md. LEXIS 729

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the trial court erred when it did not credit the defendant for time served and the charges were nol prossed
  • explicating the temporal significance of the attachment of jeopardy to the consequences of the entry of a nol pros for a defendant
  • “When there is more than one reasonable interpretation of a statute, however, the statute is ambiguous.”
  • “When there is more than one reasonable interpretation of a statute, however, the statute is ambiguous.”
  • “When there is more than one reasonable interpretation of a statute, however, the statute is ambiguous.”
  • “Obviously the type of nolle prosequi which does not bar future prosecution under another charging document has the same effect as a dismissal without prejudice.” (quoting State v. Morgan, 33 Md. 44, 46 (1870))

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Judges: Battaglia, Harrell

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